Byron: The Last Journey April 1823-April 1824
by Nicolson, Harold
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, black cloth boards, gilt titling on cover & spine (some sunning at edges); text block firm,
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About This Item
London: Constable and Co, 1924. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, black cloth boards, gilt titling on cover & spine (some sunning at edges); text block firm, pages untrimmed and unmarked but foxing throughout; maps of Greece on pastedowns; clipping of Times review on back fep.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Lord Byron's first epic poem, ""Childe Harold"", was published in 1812. Only 12 years later after a life including exile, marriage and fatherhood, he died aged 36 at Missolonghi in Greece. First written in 1924, this is an acclaimed narrative of the final months of Lord Byron's life when he left Italy to help organize the fight for Greece's freedom from the Turks.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC131279
- Title
- Byron: The Last Journey April 1823-April 1824
- Author
- Nicolson, Harold
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, black cloth boards, gilt titling on cover & spine (some sunning at edges); text block firm,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Pages
- 288
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, history, biography, Byron, Nicolson
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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